Bøker av Michael J. (University Distinguished Chair in Law Perry

In this title, Michael Perry evaluates the grave charge that the modern Supreme Court has engineered a 'judicial usurpation of politics'. In particular, Perry inquires which of the several Fourteenth Amendment conflicts have been resolved as they should have been.

In this book, Michael Perry addresses several fundamental questions about the proper role of religion in the politics of a liberal democracy, which is a central, recurring issue in the politics of the United States. The controversy about religion in politics comprises both constitutional and moral questions.

Michael Perry pursues fundamental queries about the idea of human rights: Is the idea of human rights inescapably religious? Are they universal? Are they absolute? His position is that all humans are sacred and thus the idea of human rights is inescapably religious.